PRINCETON, N.J. – The #19 University of Pennsylvania wrestling team closed out Ivy League duals on the road at Princeton, dominating the Tigers 34-8 on Saturday afternoon.
 
Penn won eight bouts in Old Nassau, with Max Gallagher (125), Ryan Miller (133), #17 CJ Composto (141), #33 Jude Swisher (149), #23 Lucas Revano (157), Kaya Sement (165), #6 Nick Incontrera (174), and Martin Cosgrove (197) winning their matches against the Tigers in the Ivy closer.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Winning in a big was the theme of the dual, as three of the Quakers' wins were from major decisions, and two were won by tech falls.
 
*Freshman Swisher won by major decision over the #24 wrestler in the country at 149, holding Eligh Rivera to just one point in their battle.
 
*Junior Composto's dual streak is now at six wins after claiming a victory today.
 
*The Red and Blue round out Ivy League meets with a 4-1 record.
 
How It Happened
Freshman Gallagher didn't even get to hit the mat before his victory was secured, as the Tigers forfeited 125 to give the Quakers a 6-0 lead they would not give up.
 
Miller moved to 2-1 in duals off a comeback win over Nicholas Kayal (Princeton). Though Princeton struck first in the match with a takedown, the junior caught an offensive spark in the second and third periods, grabbing his second dual victory of the year by major decision, 18-8, to push Penn's lead to double figures at ten.
 
Captain Composto worked fast in his match with the Tigers' Tyler Vazquez, scoring a takedown in the first to lead by 3-1 and then scoring four more points from a nearfall to lead 7-3 after the second. #17 Composto added two more to the board in the final period to beat Vazques by decision, 9-3. 
 
#33 Swisher made a statement in his contest with #24 Rivera (Princeton), tallying three takedowns within the first five minutes to lead 10-0 heading into the third. The first-year allowed Rivera to get just one point from an escape while adding four more to the board for himself to win by major decision, 14-1.
 
Senior Revano did not come to play in his contest with Rocco Camillaci, striking first with a takedown to have an early lead. The captain exploded in the second, getting a good shot at Camillaci that resulted in a takedown before he closed the period with another three points to extend his lead to 9-3. #23 Revano had one more takedown in store in the third before riding out time to clinch the major decision victory over the Tiger, 14-3.
 
Sophomore Sement's match with Blaine Bergey was all about defense as both wrestlers were held scoreless till the third period when Sement tallied an escape to lead by one. That was the boost Sement needed as he rode time till the bout ended to win by decision, 2-0.
 
Junior Incontrera was a force from the first moment his battle with Luca Pontone started, recording four takedowns to lead 9-3 after the first three minutes. The #6 wrestler in the county continued his pace in the final two periods, adding ten more points to the score to win his 20th match of the season by tech fall, 19-4.
 
The Red and Blue's last win of the meet came from Cosgrove's second dual victory of the season. The freshman only needed one period to claim his match, scoring 17 points over Anthony Moscatello to win by tech fall, 17-2, to give Penn its final tally of 34 points in the dual.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (5-5, 4-1) finish out the regular season on Friday, Feb 23, hosting Morgan State at 7 p.m. for a Senior Day showdown. 
                             
Results
125: Max Gallagher (PENN) def. (PRIN), FOR – Penn leads 6-0
133: Ryan Miller (PENN) def. Nicholas Kayal (PRIN), 18-8 MD – Penn leads 10-0
141: #17 CJ Composto (PENN) def. Tyler Vazquez (PRIN), 9-3 DEC – Penn leads 13-0
149: #33 Jude Swisher (PENN) def. #24 Eligh Rivera (PRIN), 14-1 MD – Penn leads 17-0
157: #23 Lucas Revano (PENN) def. Rocco Camillaci (PRIN), 11-3 MD – Penn leads 21-0
165: Kaya Sement (PENN) def. Blaine Bergey (PRIN), 2-0 DEC – Penn leads 24-0
174: #6 Nick Incontrera (PENN) def. Luca Pontone (PRIN), 19-4 TF – Penn leads 29-0
184: Nate Dugan (PRIN) def. #17 Maximus Hale (PENN), 4-1 DEC, SV – Penn leads 29-3
197: Martin Cosgrove (PENN) def. Anthony Moscatello (PRIN), 17-2 TF – Penn leads 34-3
285: Matthew Cover (PRIN) def. John Stout (PENN), 16-1 TF – Penn wins 34-8